When Camp Travis merged into Fort Sam Houston, the 2nd Division became known as "Fort Sam Houston's Own" and ran the post. I hope you keep searching and I wish you my best. Please contact me I was a kid (like most everyone else) when I arrived from Chicago at Ft. Polk in the fall of 72 and early 73 for Basic and AIT I just wish I could figure out (or remember) exactly WHERE I was there.. Echo-3-2 comes to memory, but Im not certain that its from there. Tom Rafferty who later transferred to finance , Vinnie Mulvaney, Tom Kirila, Bill Damrel, Willie Williams, Mineola,Tx are some of the guys I worked with. Completed Infantry AIT at Fort Polk in July of 1971. Herbicides were not used there. Journal of Military Learning Submission Guide, Future Warfare Writing Program Submission Guidelines, 290 Stimson Ave. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027 Contact Us | 913-684-2127. Army.mil. Location: Bldg 4110 Training Support Center 2536 Garden Ave. Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. Probably because most of our NCOs were Korea vets and did not receive that type of training and just told us to walk up the hill. for basic training in 1966. If you arrive after hours, report to your CSS on the following business day. Good to know someone else who was in the same office building, at the same time, and lived in the same company, Co A, Sp Trps. Locally, Brooke Army Medical Center's Fort Sam Houston Vaccination Site offers same-day appointments and walk-in hours for beneficiaries 12 years old and older. To qualify, a Soldier must be a volunteer and must not be under suspension of favorable personnel actions to serve as an HRAP participant. I was the grunt that left the post about Tigerland and Danang. skills needed to perform your military occupational specialty. I remember that Fort Polk was called Little Vietnam and Tigerland. A benefit of using the OSUT method is that the drill sergeants, also 68Ws, would be able to spend more time on teaching the necessary basic life-saving skills as well as physical fitness and discipline on top of Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills that are learned at Initial Entry Training. I was at Fort Polk Tiger Land March thru May. Phone: (210) 808 6382. I am his daughter looking for information. Soldiers will receive monthly pay by direct deposit. I prepared discharge paperwork for those exiting the service and also conducted reenlistment orientations for those possessing critical occupational specialties that the army wanted to retain. The CMSTP is designed with team-paced instruction. Thank you for your service. Zero good memories and Im still pissed off. Extended OSUT allows repetition to hone combat skills, major general says. He never made it to Vietnam and never made it back home. I was there in March of 1968 and would like to contact some of the guys in my unit but have forgotten which company. Never forget!! Some Soldiers will have a different form of training called One Station Unit Training or OSUT. Heck, it was learned that I was a competent golfer so I was selected to play in a tournament with base officers so I was excused for an entire week to practice and play, my wife having sent my clubs to the fort via Greyhound bus.
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